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RUSSIAN VERB

взять

to take (one time)

  • #21 most used
  • Perfective verb

Conjugation

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Past

Прошедшее время · by gender and number: он говорил, она говорила

  1. он he took
  2. она she took
  3. оно it took
  4. они they took

Future

Будущее время · “буду” and the infinitive for an imperfective verb; a perfective verb conjugates by itself

  1. я I will take
  2. ты you will take
  3. он, она, оно he/she will take
  4. мы we will take
  5. вы you all will take
  6. они they will take

Conditional

Условное наклонение · “would”: the past and “бы”

  1. он he would take
  2. она she would take
  3. оно it would take
  4. они they would take

Imperative

Повелительное наклонение · requests and orders: ты, вы

  1. ты take!
  2. вы take! (formal, or all of you)

How to use взять

One sentence for each tense, the way people say it.

  1. Past

    Я взял два билета на вечер.

    I took two tickets for the evening.

  2. Future

    Я возьму такси, уже поздно.

    I'll take a taxi, it's late already.

  3. Conditional

    Я бы взял кофе с молоком.

    I'd have a coffee with milk.

  4. Imperative

    Возьми куртку, вечером будет холодно.

    Take a jacket, it'll be cold tonight.

Good to know

  • Взять is also what you order: я возьму кофе, I'll have a coffee.

Where you hear взять

The lessons that teach a form of it, and how they say it.

Russian · Beginner Level 3

  • Возьми варенье, Сэм. Take the jam, Sam.
  • Я взял огурцы и варенье. I took the pickles and the jam.
  • Я возьму такси. I'll take a taxi.

Russian · Intermediate Level 1

  • Возьми варенье, Сэм. Take the jam, Sam.
  • Я взял огурцы и варенье. I took the pickles and the jam.
  • Я возьму такси. I'll take a taxi.
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Leaving Sokolniki

Beginner Level 3 · Возьми огурцы. И варенье.

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The Six O'Clock Train

Intermediate Level 1 · ты взял · Сэм, ты взял паспорт? · Взял. А билеты?

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The Ceremony

Intermediate Level 2 · Дмитрий, согласны ли вы взять в жёны Елену? · Елена, согласны ли вы взять в мужья Дмитрия?

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The Keys

Intermediate Level 2 · Возьми пальто на всякий случай.

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Second Place

Intermediate Level 2 · Я всё равно возьму выходной.

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What Do Americans Eat?

Intermediate Level 3 · Вова возьмёт его на рыбалку.

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Husband and Wife

Advanced Level 1 · Сэм Купер, согласны ли вы взять в жёны Екатерину?

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A Certificate of No Criminal Record

Advanced Level 1 · А где взять справку?

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The First Customer

Advanced Level 2 · У соседки мастер взял две.

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The Neighbour's Pie

Advanced Level 2 · Я напекла пирогов. Возьмите.

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